Monday marked the annual Parsons Chamber of Commerce Veterans Day Parade in downtown Parsons. (CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT) A group of veterans waves to the crowd on the back of a truck as part of the morning’s ceremonies. Alice Miller and Harry Livingston, the latter a World War II veteran, served as he grand marshals for the parade. A group of young children holds signs proclaiming that veterans are the heart of America as they march down Main Street. Neil Springer of the Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, carries the flag at the front of the parade. Sean Frye/Sun photos